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> What if their "hobby" is to work for a political interest? What if it is religious in nature? Would those really be considered a "hobby"? Generally a hobby i
by kohanz 10y ago
> What if their "hobby" is to work for a political interest? What if it is religious in nature?
Would those really be considered a "hobby"? Generally a hobby is an activity done for pleasure during leisure time. You can get pleasure from such activities, but that's rarely the only motivation.
Regardless of the definition, I don't think it's very difficult to come up with a vanilla answer for this that doesn't necessitate lying. I do agree that's a dumb question that doesn't result in any useful information for the interviewer.
- coreyp_1 10y agoWhat one person thinks is "fun" and is their "hobby", is subjective and therefore personal. Many people define their "hobby" as the thing that they do when they are not getting paid. That may be just watching TV, but that may also be volunteer work in one of the aforementioned areas. From personal experience, I can say that my "hobby" is something deeply meaningful to myself, but may disclose a protected status if probed during an interview. In that vein, I would rather not face the question as a condition to my employment. Quite frankly, it's none of their business.